Dr. Minhae Lee is the faculty of the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas as Assistant Professor of Piano since 2021. Equally at home as both a solo pianist and collaborative pianist, she has held a collaborative pianist position at the Manhattan School of Music, Jeju International Brass Competition, the Manhattan in the Mountains Summer Festival, Michigan State University, Central Michigan State University, and the Aspen Music Festival and School as a full scholarship fellow and now she is an instrumental performance coach and collaborative pianist at Aspen Music Festival and School. 

Dr. Lee completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Yonsei University in Seoul. She also attended the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and the Manhattan School of Music, where she was awarded a full scholarship to study with Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. She holds a Doctoral degree in piano performance, a second master’s degree in piano pedagogy, and her second Doctoral degree in collaborative piano from Michigan State University. While completing her degrees, Dr. Lee worked as an adjunct faculty member of piano at Alma College, Michigan State University and its Community Music School in East Lansing and Detroit. As an active chamber musician and strong supporter of new music, Dr. Lee has premiered numerous works for piano and varied chamber music ensembles. She is a member of the Lumi Trio (Violin, Clarinet, Piano), which won the MSU Barbara Wagner Chamber Competition in 2021 and specializes in commissioned contemporary music. In the same year, she was selected as a fellow at Yale University through a competitive audition. During her time at Yale, she was appointed as an assistant professor of piano at Stephen F. Austin State University, where she is currently teaching. 

She has been invited to give master classes across the United States, Korea, and China. Recently, her students achieve great success, including third-place winner at the MTNA National Piano Competition and first-place winners at Texas MTA Competition. Many of her students have also been accepted into prestigious institutions like the Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory, New England Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, University of Texas at Austin, University of North Texas, and Michigan State University.